Category Archives: Breaking News

Energy leaders renew call for Ottawa to unlock sector's potential
Industry open letter urges Prime Minister Carney to simplify rules and boost competitiveness CALGARY, AB. -Suncor president and CEO Rich Kruger has joined dozens of energy executives in signing an ope...
Jon Tupper Sep 17, 2025 Suncor Energy Centre

igNIGHT returns with biennial light exhibition at kiyām Community Park
Free performances and illuminated art set for Oct. 1 to 5 in downtown Fort McMurray FORT McMURRAY, AB. - The downtown skyline will glow this fall as igNIGHT returns to kiym Community Park with its bie...
Jon Tupper Sep 16, 2025 kiyām community park

Fort McMurray man charged after break-in at River Pointe mall
David Nicholas Rush is scheduled to appear in Alberta Court of Justice on Sept. 15 FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A 37-year-old Fort McMurray man is facing several charges after a break and enter at the River P...
Jon Tupper Sep 16, 2025 RCMP Truck, image by Jon Tupper

Fort McMurray lot repurchased as medical complex plans stall
RMWB repurchases downtown land for delayed medical complex FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - Land in downtown Fort McMurray once set aside for a medical complex has been repurchased by the Regional Municipality of...
Jon Tupper Sep 16, 2025 Council chambers, image via RMWB.ca
Canadian Tire expands Triangle Rewards with Tim Hortons deal
Canadian Tire and Tim Hortons partner on loyalty programs TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corporation and Tim Hortons say they will launch a loyalty partnership in 2026 that will allow customers to link their...
Jon Tupper Sep 16, 2025 Canadian Tire, Fort McMurray. Facebook official image

Wood Buffalo raffle funds boost medevac and mental health services
Winning Split raffle raises more than $55,000 for air ambulance and mental health services FORT MCMURRAY, AB. - A community raffle has raised more than $55,000 in support of air ambulance and mental h...
Jon Tupper Sep 16, 2025 Local HERO, Web Image

Alberta government files labour board complaint against teachers' union
Finance Minister Nate Horner says ATA "misled families" in bargaining documents as strike deadline looms EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province has filed a labour board complaint agai...
Jon Tupper Sep 15, 2025

Alberta first to add citizenship to driver's
EDMONTON - Alberta will become the first province to add Canadian citizenship information to driver's licences and provincial ID cards. The government says legislation will be introduced this fall, wi...
Jon Tupper Sep 15, 2025 Alberta Drivers License Sample, GOA Image

Nenshi vows to challenge UCP on jobs, affordability and pipelines, but not how you might expect
Alberta's new Opposition leader tells Harvard Media News he will work with municipalities and industry while rejecting separatist politics The Alberta legislature is set to reconvene next month with a...
Jon Tupper Sep 15, 2025 By Tamarack - An Institute for Community Engagement - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146285898

Alberta names first chief nursing officer in primary care
Dr. Kim Hogarth appointed to new role at Primary Care Alberta, one of the first of its kind in Canada EDMONTON - Alberta has appointed its first chief nursing officer for primary care, a position Prim...
Jon Tupper Sep 15, 2025 Kim Hogarth, Primary Care Alberta. Linkedin Image








